Final Lord

Chapter 256 The Time to Close the Net!

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Sutton crushed the white rose, and the moment the petals shattered, spatial rifts spread through the air like a spider web.

But the moment the crack formed, the entire Black Forest suddenly trembled violently, and the canopy woven from mycelium blocked out the last ray of sunlight. The sky had fallen!

And this sky is just a part of the body of a giant monster!

“Buzz——!!!”

The roar of the Corpse Fungus Sky Island descending from the clouds shattered all hope. The newly formed spatial rift collapsed inch by inch like fragile glass amidst the shrill screams of the Corpse Fungus Sky Island.

The Corpse Fungus Sky Island sits high in the sky, its massive body resembling a floating mountain of rotting flesh. Its surface is covered with crisscrossing fungal veins, much like the legendary Tai Sui, exuding a suffocating and eerie aura.

Its body is a sickly grayish-white, with a viscous bacterial liquid constantly oozing from its surface. When it drips, it's like decaying raindrops, corroding the ground and creating hissing pits. With each breath, it spews out a dense cloud of spores. These deadly particles drift in the air like seeds of death, silently eroding all life.

It had long since disappeared into the clouds, remaining permanently hidden. Its cold, fungal eyes overlooked the entire Black Forest, taking in every move of the counter-insurgency army.

From the moment Sutton stepped into the forest, they were like insects caught in a spider's web, each step leading them toward a pre-woven death trap.

Mair stood atop the back of the Corpse Fungus Sky Island, her slender figure a stark contrast to the colossal creature beneath her feet.

Her fingertips gently caressed the gold coin pouch, its cold metallic gleam shimmering in the dim light, reflecting her indifferent gaze. One of the epic skills she had plundered from the cultists—Dominion Control—was now operating silently, rendering this terrifying sixth-tier transcendent monster completely subservient to her will.

[Dominator Control: Allows control of any Dominator monster whose rank is no more than 5 ranks higher than one's own. Can only be activated at close range.]

There is no limit to the control time. The number of units can be controlled depends on one's own strength. Only one unit can be controlled at the Transcendent stage.

Wang Bufu issued his orders to Mair, who then controlled the Corpse Fungus Sky Island, which in turn controlled the monster army throughout the Black Forest. From the harassment of spore flies to the shrieks of hollow trees luring the enemy, and then to the appearance of the Enchantress Mushroom Queen to reap the harvest... everything was unfolding according to Wang Bufu's script.

Until this moment—the time to close the net.

Sutton's army was already in complete disarray; human soldiers, corrupted by spores and black mist, had become mindless zombies, while the half-goat army was retreating steadily under the siege of the Enchantress Mushroom Queen. The arrival of the Corpse Fungus Sky Island utterly shattered their last hope.

We are in dire straits, with no way out.

……

This is the outer edge of the Black Forest near the Sunset Mountains.

The undead army, already prepared, exuded an ominous aura of death, with various semi-mechanized undead from Night City sharpening their swords.

Behind the undead legion, the fungal beast legion was also ready.

Unlike normal units, the Fungal Beast does not require a ritual to advance; it can advance simply by having the permission of the Strange Mushroom King and enough experience points.

Under the relentless training of the cavemen, even the weakest among them reached the second level of the Extraordinary Realm, and their numbers exceeded five hundred, all possessing extremely powerful special skills. Yet, they were merely cannon fodder squads one and two prepared by Wang Bufu.

The real main force, Wang Bufu's direct-line caveman legion, cat sand beast legion, and harpy legion, can join the battlefield at any time.

But now it seems that even cannon fodder doesn't have a chance to play.

By controlling the Corpse Fungus Sky Island alone, Mair had already driven Sutton to the brink of despair.

"Super...Transcendent Sixth Tier...Dominator Demon?!" Sutton's goat eyes trembled violently, and a hoarse cry of surprise escaped his throat. His hooves went weak uncontrollably, and his knees slammed heavily into the humus, splashing up foul-smelling mud.

“Mother of Abundance…have you abandoned your most devout believer?!” He looked up at the sky-covering corpse fungus island, his voice a mixture of despair and madness. Black rain streamed down his wool, soaking his magnificent patriarch's robes, but he seemed oblivious, staring blankly at the colossal creature as if his soul had been ripped away.

If the commander was in such a state, the soldiers were even more desperate. The few remaining half-goat people completely collapsed in morale, dropping their weapons and letting out mournful howls as they scattered and fled like headless flies. But their struggles were doomed to failure—the moment the Corpse Fungus Sky Island appeared, the entire Black Forest was fully awakened.

A rustling sound came from beneath the humus, and countless pale skeletons emerged from the earth. They were entangled in mycelium, their empty eye sockets flickering with eerie green phosphorescence, and their rotting finger bones clutching their weapons from life. These undead possessed only a quarter of their former strength, but their overwhelming numbers were enough to crush any hope of escape.

Corpse Fungus Sky Island: "corpse" refers to a corpse, "fungus" to a fungus, "sky" to a spatial blockade, and "island" to its shape. Not a single word in this name is superfluous.

Wailing screams, screams, the cracking sound of bones breaking...

Within minutes, the last resistance of the counter-insurgency forces was completely crushed.

When the last foal was torn to pieces by the undead, Sutton finally came to his senses. Trembling, he knelt before the corpsefly island, his forehead pounding heavily into the mud, his voice distorted with fear: "Great...Great Lord! I surrender! The Mother of Abundance has forsaken me. From this day forward, I will devote myself to chaos and become your most faithful servant! Please...please give me a chance!"

His pleas echoed in the rain, but were met only with a muffled growl from the Corpse Fungus Sky Island. The voice seemed to come from the abyss, carrying endless hunger and malice.

The Corpse Fungus Sky Island greedily eyed Sutton, wanting to devour this delicious dessert. But its actions were firmly suppressed by Mair.

Meyer stared silently at Sutton—above Sutton's head, glaring debt indebtedness had been layered upon layered, ready to buy Sutton's life at any moment.

But Mair didn't act; she waited. She didn't know what she was waiting for, but the king told her to wait, so she waited.

Sutton saw the overwhelming shadow of the Corpse Fungus Sky Island enveloping his entire body, yet he did not launch an attack.

He seemed to understand something. Sutton's sheep-like eyes suddenly contracted, then burst forth with a frenzied realization.

“So that’s it…so that’s it!” Sutton grinned, revealing sharp, white teeth, a low laugh rumbling from his throat. “Mother of Abundance…you were the one who abandoned me first. You bitch! Ha! Hahaha! Hahahaha!”

His laughter grew louder and louder, eventually turning into a hysterical roar!

Sutton abruptly ripped off the linen robe that symbolized the Patriarch's authority, the rough wool flakes falling off with a violent movement.

He yanked off the bronze shepherd's bell hanging around his neck, a sacred object once bestowed upon believers by the Mother of Abundance, but now he smashed it violently into the humus!
(End of this chapter)